I’ve long packed workout clothing and sneakers on my travels, but I haven’t always used them. In the past few months, however, with overall wellness a renewed priority in my life, I’m making more of an effort to spend even 30 minutes a day at the fitness center, on a yoga mat, or in the pool at hotels during my travels.

What I’ve found is this: There’s really no excuse not to work out on vacation. Even at budget motels without on-site gyms, I’ve taken brisk walks around the property. Who cares if people look at you funny as you lap the lobby windows a few times?

Videos downloaded on my laptop and an elastic resistance band allow for quick, in-room strength-training workouts.

I’ve also found some Colorado hotels that make it a lot easier to exercise than others.

Here are a few ways properties around the state go beyond your basic hotel fitness center.

Borrow a bike: A fleet of complimentary red cruiser bikes — including one tandem — allows guests of The Ruby of Crested Butte (therubyofcrestedbutte) to explore town while burning a few calories. Other properties with free-use bikes: The Little Nell and Limelight Hotel in Aspen and St. Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder.

Take a private spin: Have an eSpinner indoor stationary bike delivered to your room for $25 a day at the Viceroy Snowmass (viceroysnowmass.com). The modern cycles have touch-screen computers offering customized spinning video classes and digital TV tuner, plus iPhone dock.

Rent workout clothes: Borrow New Balance togs — athletic top, pants, socks and running shoes — for $5/day at Westin properties all over the state, including Westin Snowmass, where I sampled the gear. Before you leave your own clothing at home, I’d call and reserve items online (gear.westinwellbeing.com/the-gear.html), or otherwise call the concierge to make sure they have your size. Bonus: You get to keep the socks.

Go for a hike: Stay in any Keystone Resort (keystoneresort.com) condo or hotel and participate in a complimentary guided summer hike. Trails accommodate different skill levels; consider a mountain trek that includes a lift ride up the ski mountain, a discovery stroll or a fitness hike that promises to burn 2,000 calories.

Stretch and meditate: Beginning Memorial Day, Thug Yoga on the pool deck at Aspen’s Sky Hotel (theskyhotel.com) combines downward dogs with hip-hop music and beer from Aspen Brewing Co. for $10 every Saturday morning. Hotel Jerome in Aspen and Hotel Monaco in Denver stock yoga mats in every room.

Visit a tricked-out gym: The Westin Riverfront at Beaver Creek (westinriverfrontbeavercreek.com) has a Pilates studio with four reformers, a cycling studio with 10 spin bikes outfitted with Computrainer programs, a movement studio with TRX suspension training and more than 80 fee-based group exercise classes weekly. All fitness classes, as well as use of the indoor climbing wall, at the expansive Vail Athletic Club at Vail Mountain Lodge (vailmountainlodge.com) are complimentary.

Freelance travel writer Kara Williams makes her home near Aspen. She covers family travel, romantic escapes, wellness trips and girlfriend getaways at TheVacationGals.com.

The list highlights the Broadmoor’s scenic location alongside Cheyenne Lake and proximity to outdoor opportunities like hiking and fly fishing as perks of booking a stay there. Large rooms and a highly rated in-house restaurant, La Taverne, also made the highlights.